Renegades beat IronBirds

Sunday

Jul 28, 2013 at 2:00 AM

Reliever Andrew Hanse pitched the Renegades out of a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the top of the sixth inning and Hudson Valley went on to win the New York-Penn League game on Saturday 4-3 over Aberdeen before 4,183 at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill. The Renegades (23-17) have moved out to a 31⁄2 game lead on the IronBirds (18-19), winning five of the first eight meetings.

Reliever Andrew Hanse pitched the Renegades out of a bases-loaded, no-outs jam in the top of the sixth inning and Hudson Valley went on to win the New York-Penn League game before 4,183 at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill. The Renegades (23-17) have moved out to a 31⁄2 game lead on the IronBirds (18-19), winning five of the first eight meetings.

The IronBirds, an Orioles farm team, had pulled to within 4-1 when Hanse replaced Colton Reavis (2-0). Hanse got Trey Mancini to look at strike three and Connor Bierfeldt grounded into a double play to end the threat.

Hanse (2-2) was credited with the win. Justin Choate gave up a run in the ninth but left two runners stranded for his fourth save.

In the Hudson Valley second, Julian Morillo lined a two-run single to left field and later scored on an Ariel Soriano single to center. In the third, Johnny Field had a leadoff single and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Granden Goetzman for a 4-0 lead.

The Renegades are 10-11 at Dutchess Stadium. Aberdeen falls to 9-9 on the road.Hudson Valley opens a two-game series at Brooklyn at 5 p.m. Sunday